Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk were always going to pull out the stops for the 13th season of long-running cult horror anthology series , and with Jessica Lange returning as Constance Langdon from , Sister Jude Martin from Asylum and Elsa Mars from , it's shaping up as an all-stars crossover event.
There's been confirmation that Evan Peters is also reprising a multitude of his roles, including Tate Langdon and the Rubber Man (), James Patrick March () and Kai Anderson ().
Further returning characters include Sarah Paulson's Cordelia Goode (), Angela Bassett's Marie Laveau (), Emma Roberts' Madison Montgomery (, ), John Carroll Lynch's Twisty the Clown (, ), Jamie Brewer's Adelaide Langdon () and Nan (), Billie Lourd's Winter Anderson () and Mallory (), Gabourey Sidibe's Queenie (, , ), Lesley Grossman's Coco St. Pierre Vanderbilt (), Mena Suvari's Elizabeth Short (, ) and Seth Gabel's Jeffrey Dahmer ().
Although you don't to have watched the previous 12 seasons to understand what's going on in , it certainly wouldn't hurt. The emblematically gothic, wildly over-the-top trailer (embedded below) gives little away, but there's a suggestion that Constance will serve as the series' main protagonist.
Read on as we explain how to watch from anywhere.
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How to watch American Horror Story: 13 in the US
premieres on with a triple-header of episodes from 9pm ET/PT on .
Further episodes will go out two at a time in the same slot weekly.
If you don't have access to FX, you can watch on Hulu instead.
Have one of these subscriptions but away when is on? You can still access your usual streaming services from anywhere by using a VPN.
How to watch American Horror Story: 13 in Canada, UK, Australia and worldwide
Viewers outside the US can watch on , the show’s international home.
Episodes land as double-headers each Friday, following the triple-header on September 25.
You can take a look at Disney Plus prices and plans where you are, starting for as little as CA$8.99 / £5.99 / AU$9.99 per month in Canada, the UK and Australia respectively.
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American Horror Story: 13 – Need to Know
When is the American Horror Story: 13 release date?
premieres in the US on .
In Canada, the UK and Australia, episodes will arrive a day later, starting from Friday, September 25.
comprises 13 episodes, which will air on FX and Hulu in the US on the following schedule:
- – Thu, Sep 24 at 9pm ET
- – Thu, Sep 24 at 9.45pm ET
- – Thu, Sep 24 at 10.30pm ET
- Episode 4: "Is That All There Is?" – Thu, Oct 1 at 9pm ET
- – Thu, Oct 1 at 9.45pm ET
- Episode 6: "The Return of Devil's Night" – Thu, Oct 8 at 9pm ET
- Episode 7: "The Baddest Witch of Them All" – Thu, Oct 8 at 9.45pm ET
- Episode 8: "The Devil Is in the Details" – Thu, Oct 15 at 9pm ET
- – Thu, Oct 15 at 9.45pm ET
- – Thu, Oct 22 at 9pm ET
- – Thu, Oct 22 at 9.45pm ET
- – Thu, Oct 29 at 9pm ET
- – Thu, Oct 29 at 9.45pm ET
Is Ariana Grande in American Horror Story: 13?
"Thank U, Next" singer and star Ariana Grande was supposed to feature in AHS 13, but dropped out of the project because of scheduling conflicts.
- Jessica Lange as Constance Langdon, Elsa Mars & Sister Jude Martin
- Evan Peters as Kai Anderson, James Patrick March, Tate Langdon & the Rubber Man
- Sarah Paulson as Cordelia Goode
- Angela Bassett as Marie Laveau
- Emma Roberts as Madison Montgomery
- John Carroll Lynch as Twisty the Clown
- Jamie Brewer as Addie Langdon
- Billie Lourd as Winter Anderson
- Lesley Grossman as Coco St. Pierre Vanderbilt
- Mena Suvari as Elizabeth Short
- Seth Gabel as Jeffrey Dahmer
- Avantika as Ophelia
- Berto Colon as Joe the Doorman
- Joey Pollari as Ben DeSoto
- Fedor Steer as Mr Nas
- Paul Anthony Kelly as Young Nas
- John Waters as Mr Phibes
- Amanda Rea as Brigitte Bardot
- Renata Friedman as Wallis Simpson
- Bobby McFarlane as Piggy Man
- Elizabeth Tate as Eva Braun
When is the American Horror Story: 13 season finale?
The 13th and final episode of premieres at 9.45pm ET/PT on Thursday, October 29 in the US.
It will premiere on Friday, October 30 in Canada, the UK and Australia.
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